Temperature

Stability

Stability

Lapse Rate

Parcel Theory

Skew-T log P diagrams

Stability

Planetary Boundary Layer

PBL

Diurnal PBL Evolution

Diurnal Change in Temperature

Surface based temperature inversion

Elevated Inversion

Diurnal changes in stability

Mountain/Valley PBL

Mountain PBL

Free Air vs. Mountain

Valley vs. Summit

Influence of Wind Speed

Influence of cloud cover

Diurnal Temperature Range

Diurnal Temperature Range: Western U.S.

Wind Speed

Wind Speed over Summit

Vertical compression

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Wind over Hill

Free Air vs. Summit

Roughness Effects

Terrain Roughness